Antony Hare, P.I.
Jacob Bronowski
"It is said that science will dehumanize people and turn them into numbers. That is false: tragically false. Look for yourself. This is the concentration camp and crematorium at Auschwitz. This is where people were turned into numbers. Into this pond were flushed the ashes of four million people. And that was not done by gas. It was done by arrogance. It was done by dogma. It was done by ignorance. When people believe that they have absolute knowledge, with no test in reality–this is how they behave. This is what men do when they aspire to the knowledge of gods."
Jacob Bronowski, The Ascent of Man, episode 11: Knowledge or Certainty.
Jacob Bronowski was a reasonable man of incredible lucidity. His passion for humanity was matched only by his impressive articulation.
I count him as an intellectual hero. This illustration is published in its largest online form on Siteway:
Jacob Bronowski
"It is said that science will dehumanize people and turn them into numbers. That is false: tragically false. Look for yourself. This is the concentration camp and crematorium at Auschwitz. This is where people were turned into numbers. Into this pond were flushed the ashes of four million people. And that was not done by gas. It was done by arrogance. It was done by dogma. It was done by ignorance. When people believe that they have absolute knowledge, with no test in reality–this is how they behave. This is what men do when they aspire to the knowledge of gods."
Jacob Bronowski, The Ascent of Man, episode 11: Knowledge or Certainty.
Jacob Bronowski was a reasonable man of incredible lucidity. His passion for humanity was matched only by his impressive articulation.
I count him as an intellectual hero. This illustration is published in its largest online form on Siteway: